Clover Kiti cha Juu cha Kukalia by Shuangyong Jin and Yunfei Zhao is a highly esteemed winner of the very prestigious 2022 Tuzo ya Fedha ya A' Design Award in Usanifu wa Samani Competition Category.
FedhaSamani· 2022
Clover Kiti cha Juu cha Kukalia
by Shuangyong Jin and Yunfei Zhao
Client: Donxi
Tuzo ya Fedha ya A' Design Award Winner in Samani Category
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About Clover Kiti cha Juu cha Kukalia
Clover ni kiti cha juu kilichotengenezwa kwa mbao ngumu. Umbo lake limehamasishwa na tao la mtindo wa Kirumi, na uso wa juu una umbo la karafuu yenye majani manne. Kila jani limetengenezwa kutoka kwa vipande vidogo vya mbao vilivyobaki kiwandani, vilivyounganishwa kwa mpangilio wa musaiki unaoonyesha muundo wa asili wa mbao. Miguu iliyopinda kwanza huchongwa na mashine inayodhibitiwa na kompyuta kisha husafishwa kwa kung'arishwa kwa mkono. Kiungo maalum cha mortise na tenon katikati hushikilia majani manne pamoja na kuweka muundo imara. Mbao za ash au black walnut hutumika, pamoja na pete ya kuwekea miguu iliyotengenezwa kwa chuma cha pua chini.
The Recognition
About the Tuzo ya Fedha ya A' Design Award
Clover Kiti cha Juu cha Kukalia ni mshindi wa Tuzo ya Fedha ya A' Design Award, utambuzi wenye heshima kubwa ya ajabu unaotolewa kwa miundo ya hali ya juu kabisa, ya kupendeza na ya kuvutia. Washindi wa Fedha ni kazi zinazong'aa mno na bunifu kupita kiasi zinazoonyesha utaalamu bora, kipaji na busara ya wabunifu wao. Clover Kiti cha Juu cha Kukalia inatarajiwa kuwa kazi nzuri ya kuigwa ambayo ni ya kitaalamu kwa kiasi kikubwa na yenye ubunifu wa kina. Muundo huu ulioshinda Tuzo ya Fedha ya A' Design Award ni uvumbuzi unaojulikana sana na kupendwa, unaonufaisha na kupanua mipaka ya sanaa, sayansi, usanifu na teknolojia. Clover Kiti cha Juu cha Kukalia ni kazi inayotamaniwa mno inayochochea hamu, huleta hisia chanya na huzua mshangao na mastaajabu.
Behind the Design
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Credits, team members and technical details provided by the designer.
- Unique Properties
- Each "leaf" is made by pieces of scrap solid wood in mosaic pattern. The curvy stool legs are carved by digital control machine in the first step and then fine-tuned by hand polishing. The entire stool is connected by a unique mortise and tenon joint in the center to ensure a stable structure and break the traditional orthodox image of the woodwork at the same time. This piece of creature integrates modernity and heritage in terms of both design and crafts.
- Dimensions & Packaging
- Width 445 * Depth 445 * Height 700
- Tags
- Stool, Clover, Wood, Roman arch, Mortise and tenon joint, Donxi
- Production Technology
- Using Chinese Sun Mao (mortise and tenon joint) technique to connect the four 'leaves' is highly stable. The curvy stool legs are carved by CNC digital control machine in the first step and then fine-tuned by hand polishing. The materials are nature ash or black walnut, with a ring of stainless steel at the bottom for footrest.
- Design Challenge
- The mortise and tenon joint in the center is specially designed and made for this product to provide its delicacy and stability. The bottom side is a three-dimensional surface, which requires careful hand polishing to ensure the proper contour. Each stool will be processed by eight times of polishing in different degree. It is also a sustainable product design as it has used leftover small wood logs in the factory.
- Research
- How to use pure wood to make a three-dimensional irregular shape, is one of the main issues for our designers and craftsmen. Considering the cost, without using one piece of large wood, we combine several small square pieces into a bunch and then carve the shape. In fact, most of these small pieces are the leftover materials for disposal in the factory, so we have achieved industrial waste reuse. In this way, it also enables a mosaic pattern on the surface, which discloses the beauty of natural wood.
- Inspiration
- The form is inspired by the classic Romanesque arch in the Western ancient architecture, showing the graceful contour and beautiful proportion. The surface is in the shape of the four-leaf clover, which symbolizes good omens for faith, hope, love and luck. Applying the adorable four-leaf clover shape and the classic Roman arch form on furniture, we hope to bring happiness and eternity to users.
- Project Duration
- The furniture was designed in March 2020 in Shanghai. The first sample was made in May 2020 and then continued to refine. It was final completed in Jan 2021.
- Operation Flow
- The petal-like surface makes it easy for people to sit on, in various direction, freely and flexibly. It is exquisite in shape but stable in structure with the mortise and tenon joint inside.
- Patents
- Patent No.: ZL 2020 3 0209821.2
- Team Members
- Shuangyong Jin
Yunfei Zhao - Image Credits
- Image Credits: Donxi
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